Increase motivation

Fear of Missing Out

Don't want to miss anything.

Hand-drawn pink face holding a phone to the nose, surrounded by colorful speech bubbles with icons such as a heart, thumbs up and smiley.

How it works

The fear of missing out on a special event. It arises from the desire to be everywhere and to do what others are doing.

When to use it

Use highlights in your marketing communications that no one will want to miss.

Online examples from practice

Limited access

Use highlights in your marketing communications that no one will want to miss.

  • Personal invitations increase the exclusivity of your product
  • Limited access increases curiosity
Clubhouse notice on a beige card saying joining requires an invite, with App Store and Google Play download buttons.
clubhouse.com
Clubhouse app screen titled 'You have 4 invites' with a short text about inviting people, on a beige background with phone status bar.
clubhouse.com
ChatGPT welcome screen with the OpenAI logo, the text 'Log in with your OpenAI account to continue' and green Log in and Sign up buttons.
chat.openai.com
ChatGPT message 'ChatGPT is at capacity right now' on a white card with an underlined 'Get notified when we're back' link.
chat.openai.com

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